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앤스로픽, 최대 90조 원 돌파 기업가치 투자 라운드 임박

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AI 스타트업 앤스로픽(Anthropic)이 500억 달러 규모의 자금 조달을 진행 중이며, 최대 900억 달러 이상의 기업가치를 달성할 것으로 전망된다. 이번 라운드는 상장 전 사모 자금 조달의 마지막 단계로, 회사의 막대한 컴퓨팅 수요를 충족하기 위한 것이다. 기업가치가 예상치를 웃돌며 최대 라이벌인 OpenAI의 기록을 넘어설 수 있어 AI 업계의 자금력 경쟁이 한층 치열해지고 있다.

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관계자에 따르면, 앤스로픽(Anthropic)이 투자자들에게 최신 자금 조달에 대한 배정(allocations)을 향후 48시간 이내에 제출하도록 요청했다. 테크크런치(TechCrunch)가 보도한 바와 같이 이번 라운드의 규모는 약 500억 달러로 예상되며, 2주 이내에 마무리될 것으로 소식통은 추정했다. 이전에 보도했듯이 앤스로픽은 약 900억 달러의 기업가치(valuation)를 목표로 하고 있다. 그러나 회사의 지분을 원하는 투자자들의 수요가 급증함에 따라 최종 기업가치는 이 수치를 훌쩍 넘을 수도 있다고 소식통은 덧붙였다. 앤스로픽 측은 이에 대한 논평을 거절했다.

강렬한 수요에도 불구하고 일부 초기 투자자들, 특히 2024년 이전에 투자한 사람들은 이번 라운드를 건너뛰고 있다. 대신 이들 투자자는 올해 하반기에 예상되는 앤스로픽의 기업공개(IPO) 때 차익을 실현할 가능성을 두고 기다리는 중이다. 회사는 막대한 컴퓨팅 수요를 충족하기 위해 상장 전 사실상 마지막이 될 사모 자금 조달을 진행 중이다.

앤스로픽은 이번 달 연간 수익 런레이트(run rate)가 300억 달러를 넘어섰다고 발표했다. 하지만 이전에 보도했듯이 회사 재무 상황에 정통한 소식통에 따르면 현재 런레이트는 400억 달러에 더 가깝다. 앤스로픽은 지난 2월 기업가치 380억 달러로 마지막 자금 조달을 완료했다. 기업가치가 900억 달러에 달할 경우, 기존 가치의 두 배 이상이 될 뿐만 아니라 올해 초 1,220억 달러 규모를 기록하며 852억 달러의 투자후 기업가치(post-money valuation)를 달성한 최대 라이벌 OpenAI를 뛰어넘게 된다.

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Anthropic is asking investors to submit allocations for the AI company’s latest fundraise within the next 48 hours, according to sources familiar with the matter. The round, which TechCrunch reported is expected to be roughly $50 billion, is estimated to close within two weeks, the sources said. As we previously reported, Anthropic is targeting a valuation of about $900 billion . However, given the soaring demand from investors seeking a stake in the company, the final valuation may well exceed that figure, our sources said. Anthropic declined to comment. Despite the intense demand, some early backers — particularly those who invested in 2024 or earlier — are skipping this round. Instead, these investors are waiting to potentially cash out during Anthropic’s anticipated IPO later this year. The company is raising what is likely to be its last private round before going public to fund its massive computing needs. Anthropic announced this month that its annual revenue run rate has surpassed $30 billion. But as we previously reported, the company’s run rate is currently closer to $40 billion, according to sources with knowledge of the company’s financials. Anthropic raised its last round in February at a $380 billion valuation. At $900 billion, the company would not only more than double its valuation but would also surpass its chief rival, OpenAI, which closed a record-breaking $122 billion round at an $852 billion post-money valuation earlier this year. Techcrunch event Meet your next investor or portfolio startup at Disrupt Your next round. Your next hire. Your next breakout opportunity. Find it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, where 10,000+ founders, investors, and tech leaders gather for three days of 250+ tactical sessions, powerful introductions, and market-defining innovation. Register now to save up to $410. Meet your next investor or portfolio startup at Disrupt Your next round. Your next hire. Your next breakout opportunity. Find it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, where 10,000+ founders, investors, and tech leaders gather for three days of 250+ tactical sessions, powerful introductions, and market-defining innovation. Register now to save up to $410. San Francisco, CA | October 13-15, 2026 REGISTER NOW Jagmeet Singh contributed reporting. Topics AI , Anthropic , Exclusive , megarounds , Venture When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission . This doesn’t affect our editorial independence. Marina Temkin Reporter, Venture Marina Temkin is a venture capital and startups reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining TechCrunch, she wrote about VC for PitchBook and Venture Capital Journal. Earlier in her career, Marina was a financial analyst and earned a CFA charterholder designation. You can contact or verify outreach from Marina by emailing marina.temkin@techcrunch.com or via encrypted message at +1 347-683-3909 on Signal. View Bio April 30 San Francisco, CA StrictlyVC kicks off the year in SF. Register now for unfiltered fireside chats and VC insights with leaders from Uber, Replit, Eclipse, and more. Plus, high-value connections that actually move the needle. Tickets are limited. REGISTER NOW Most Popular On the stand, Elon Musk can't escape his own tweets Tim Fernholz OpenAI ends Microsoft legal peril over its $50B Amazon deal Julie Bort DeepMind's David Silver just raised $1.1B to build an AI that learns without human data Anna Heim The Stanford freshmen who want to rule the world … will probably read this book and try even harder Connie Loizos Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage Dominic-Madori Davis Meta's loss is Thinking Machines' gain Connie Loizos Google to invest up to $40B in Anthropic in cash and compute Rebecca Bellan